Starwood hotels & resorts abu dhabisign mou with abu dhabi tourism and culture authority for the khibrati program

Abu Dhabi UAE,March 17, 2015 Starwood Hotels & Resorts in Abu Dhabi announced the signingof a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU)with Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority (TCA), as Starwood joins TCAs Khibrati programme. The programme is designed to encouragenationalisation of careers in the hotel sector byprovidingundergraduate students opportunities within the tourism industrythrough training and part-time positions as they continue theiruniversity studies.

Stuart Thomson, Regional Director of Human Resources - Middle East at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., said, We look forward to our collaboration with Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority on the Khibrati nationalisation programme. We will be working alongside TCA to put together a programme plan that would best suit undergraduate students during their full-time studies.Specially tailored part time jobsare being developed aimed at yielding rich experiences for the participants with one of the leading hospitality brands in the world, as well as motivating and educating them about the hospitality industry.

The programme commenced onMarch 12thand will go on for a year, where it is up for renewal.